Friday, August 17, 2012

44-year-old Milwaukee Suspect Arrested In Kidnapping Of Down Syndrome Woman

Tonnie J. Tolliver

Estranged husband had kidnapped 22-year-old stepdaughter with Down Syndrome.

By H. Nelson Goodson

August 17, 2012

Milwaukee, WI - On Thursday, Milwaukee police after a short pursuit around 7:56 p.m. from the 2700 block of W. Pierce St. to S. 39th St. along Pierce ended with the arrest of Tonnie J. Tolliver, 44, an alleged kidnapping suspect. The suspect was wanted for felony probation violation, failing to register in the sex offender registry and charges for kidnapping, fleeing from police and reckless endangering safety. Tolliver kidnapped his stepdaugther, Kiara S. Freeman, 22, a Down Syndrome woman who went missing on Tuesday from her mother's resident at the 8200 block of W. Capitol Dr.

The suspect eluded police at the Mitchell Park Domes and began to drive recklessly over several concrete street island dividers and breaking off several parts of his vehicle's fender light fixtures. He then crashed into a police squad car at the 700 block of S. 39th St.

Tolliver was taken into custody and Freeman was transported to a nearby hospital for minor medical treatment.

No police officers were reported injured, according to the Milwaukee police Facebook page.

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"Words conveyed by wisdom and truth influence inevitable change, Las palabras que contienen sabiduria y verdad influyen inevitablemente al cambio", H. Nelson Goodson said.
Goodson is well known in the local organizing community network. Nationally, Goodson is one of the foremost respected immigration rights and reform journalist.
He is also one of America's foremost Latino civil libertarian.
The Badger Blogger 2008, Patrick wrote: Mr. H. Nelson Goodson, "You have covered things that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper won't and you cover it in a way they fear." Posted on Badger Blogger on August 17th, 2007 at 6:39 p.m.
Goodson was instrumental in helping to coordinate the national Immigration movement early in 2006, which drew millions of supporters for immigration rights and reform. Goodson further encouraged numerous members of the Latino entertainment world to endorse and support immigration reform throughout the nation in 2006, published in "El Conquistador Newspaper" issue on November 21, 2008 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Currently, Goodson has more than 32 years experience in news investigative reporting. (2015)

Immigration March 2007

Goodson marched with immigrants calling for a just comprehensive immigration reform, which would create a path for legalization for more than 13 million undocumented immigrants and to keep families together.